A strong shallow earthquake struck the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, on Sunday, triggering suspicions that it might be caused by explosion, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

"Minutes after the first temblor, the China Earthquake Networks Centre, CENC, reported a light shallow tremor nearby, noting that it might be a collapse earthquake," added Xinhua.

The CENC placed the magnitude of the first earthquake at 6.3 and the location of its epicenter at 41.35 degrees north latitude and 129.11 degrees east longitude, with a depth of zero km.

The US Geological Survey reported that a 6.3-magnitude tremor happened at 41.343 degrees north latitude and 129.036 degrees east longitude, with a depth of zero km.

Source: Wam